Dive Review of Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/Iberostar in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/Iberostar, Mar, 2004, by Julia Gumenik, fl, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 1013.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	As noted in the May, 2004, Undercurrent, the Iberostar is, indeed, seeming to restrict all other dive op's than Dressel, which had a v. poor reputation at time of my presence with all but novice divers. I was on the pier the day SeaUrchin, my preferred op (with a six-pack boat which was WAY too much fun) got the edict that they had to profer all documents, plus pay a per-head charge for all divers picked up at the dock. It was with shock and disbelief that other dive op's confirmed this--although the Careyitos, with a bigger boat and a capacity of 12, was better able to scoff at the Iberostar (and, allegedly, the Occidental with the same policy)and rely on hotels closer to their dockage and more-sizable potential clientelle. As a back-up when chop and currents made it too hard for smaller boats to come, I also took Scuba Du for a day; their restrictions and novice- level of divers left much to be desired. For those of us who have patronized Cozumel for years and years, I suggest buoy-cot(pun intended) or scathing feedback to Iberostar and its "foreign" ownership who are clearly trying to drive the natives out of business. By the way, I wrote the hotel management and received no reply. More: _Undercurrent: This analysis is accurate; the one I posted before had transposed the names of the dive op's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	East coast of Florida, Great Barrier Reef, other dive op's in Coz; Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	On boat with 500+ psi; recreational limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/Iberostar in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/Iberostar, Mar, 2004,

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Dive Review of Careyitos; SeaUrchin Dive/Iberostar in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan